Overland High School - Trail Yearbook (Aurora, CO)

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Pigging out on pizza, Frs. Jason Lauer, Andy Davis, John Lee, Casey Gibson, and Billy Howard get a was common due to the school change over to open taste of some different dining at Cozzoli's. This scene campus. Freedom from closed campus opened many doors for ali classes. Off campus enticed underclassmen who took advantage, realizing that The bell rings, free period is here. As the doors open, students other than seniors nearby food stops. For the first time, was an open campus. was there an open campus to any class the seniors? The past years had seen campus to all classes except for sen- had complained that some stu- obligations which forced them to go Students needed to go off campus as vocational programs, along study programs. The students were to become more responsible with freedom. the faculty recommended that all on campus during their free exercised their freedom and fast food advantage. Fr. 'Open campus allows more and gives us different sur- roundings. Yet other freshmen still felt that the administration had a good point about responsibility. Fr. Jenny Smith said, It makes us feel older because of the responsibility. The new open campus rule opened new doors for many underclassmen to catch a bite to eat on a free period or make their vocational program on time. Few complaints came of this new campus rule. The consensus of the seniors was slightly different than that of the underclassmen. They felt that they had been cheated in previous years. They felt the Senior Privilegen rule, al- though it was not relevant any longer, should still exist. Sr. John Carstensen said, We have been deprived for three years of going off campus and now anyone can do it. Other seniors had never heeded the rule to begin with. Sr. Amy Lambert said, I've al- ways gone off campus because security wasn't that tight, but now that I'm a senior I wish it would be more strict. Open campus filled the wants of the stu- dents and the needs of the parents. Although more responsibility had to be taken, most students seemed anxious to take onthe burden.

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Open campus allowed students a chance at fresh air and good food in the middle ofthe day. lt also contributed, though, to Oscar the Grouch would have felt right at home on the dirt path leading from 7-11 to Overland. Snickers, Big Gulps, Cheetos, Dolly Madison wrappers, Cozzoli's pizza boxes, and food containers from LaBites all told the story of students who walked to the nearby food stops. People see the trash on the ground and think that their wrappers won't add to the problem, which is already out of hand, said Fr. Jenny Smith. With this attitude the litter problem grew. Fr. Karolyn Stanczyk said, t'Thcy feel no one is watching so they litter.' The appearance of the path caused the com- munity to view the school in a negative way. Principal Joseph Adamo said, It is embarrass- ing for all of us at Overland. lt says something about the student body that is not true. Jr. Devin Denette added, 'KI think the local busi- 1 nessmen and residents will look at this school and will not be proud to say their son or daughter goes to Overland. Taking the initiative to solve the problem 7-11 manager Steve Clemons said, We clean the path two or three times a day. If people would realize where the trash cans are, it would save me in time and labor? Students also realized something needed to be done. Solutions ranged from setting addi- tional trash cans along the path to having teachers allow a class period set aside for their students to go and clean the path. Nevertheless, it was the students who used the path, and they were ultimately responsible for cleaning up the litter. It is the students' problem, and they need to get together and see if they want to leave that legacy behind, said Mr. Adamo. 1 rer- H Bridget Haber .tw if , ' trv. W, jg 3+ I think the trash makes a bad impres- sion on the Overland students since we are the ones who use the path the most. Soph. .... Musa MQ' i- ' '- in 5' ' . N -f, ' in ,Ni i - fu ' .fw . A is 1 , . ,.- Qfsffvt. ' sn ,se . if Q.. - W Orin.. n the midst of the trashed out trail, Frs. Willie Baker, Ryan take time to enjoy Lheirjunk food. One reason for Enn Glancy, Jenny Smith, Krista Wasser, and Katie the littered paths was the convenience of 7-1 l. Terri Llmdin Copy and Layout: Courmce Calvert if its Scott Constantine x ,Q ,E ! -'ull

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